Chapter 652: Confession
Sun Shaozong was silently calculating in his mind while scribbling on the rice paper, and soon several sheets were covered with it.
Each one looked like a scribble, so it was impossible for him to recognize all of them, let alone others, even if he guessed.
But this is just the habitual wandering of thoughts. It won’t be too late to record them neatly after you have finally sorted out your thoughts.
Of course, that's not possible this afternoon.
The aroma of the food outside had already made his stomach growl. When he ran out of new ideas, he simply threw the purple brush into the copper brush washer, stood up and said, "Let's go. I still have some things to ask Yang Sicheng for advice. Let's talk while we eat at the table."
When Yang Zhiming was about to say something humble, Sun Shaozong had already strode out to the outer room.
By the time Yang Zhiming chased out, Sun Shaozong had already picked up a piece of scallion butter cake and the fresh salt and pepper eel, weighing more than half a pound.
"Sit down."
He pointed at the seat opposite with his chin, and then used a silver spoon to scoop some powder mixed with dogwood, pepper, cumin, and many unknown spices, and sprinkled it evenly on the eel and butter cake.
"Thank you for the seat, sir."
Yang Zhiming had just carefully put half of his buttocks on the round stool when he suddenly heard Sun Shaozong ask: "Just now I heard you mention precedents, but I don't know what precedents our Dali Temple has. Why don't you tell me all of them so that I can have some reference."
"this……"
Yang Zhiming hurriedly hunched his body and smacked his lips with an embarrassed look on his face.
To put it bluntly, this precedent is an unspoken rule.
Not to mention that many things in it are difficult to talk about openly - even if there are things that can be talked about, I don’t know where to start at the moment.
Just as he was racking his brains, he heard Sun Shaozong say, "Since you are in trouble, then tell me all the cases that the Zuosi has handled recently."
As he said this, he lowered his head and took a bite, chewing it with a crispy sound.
Seeing his expression, it was clear that he would not tolerate any refusal, so Yang Zhiming had no choice but to obey his orders. He picked out those cases that were handled properly first and told them everything in detail.
During this time, Sun Shaozong only nodded ambiguously from time to time and wolfed down the butter cake, which made Yang Zhiming more and more uneasy. He talked until his mouth was dry and his stomach was knotted, but he did not dare to stop for a moment.
Two flowers bloom, each showing its own beauty.
While Sun Shaozong was using the fifth scallion butter pancake to roll up half a pound of salt and pepper yellow eels, someone in Daxing County Court was losing his appetite because of him.
Unfortunately, this person was not a delicate woman, but Wang Qian, the magistrate of Daxing County.
Ever since he ordered his men to send Sun Shaozong away that day, he had been holding back on having a fight with Sun Shaozong to see who was superior and inferior.
Who would have thought that after waiting so long, there was still no news.
Even things went smoothly and they obtained Zhang An's confession of guilt.
But the more this happened, the more suspicious Wang Qian became - others didn't know how many dealings he had with the government office in the past, so how could he not know that this man named Sun was a person who would not suffer any loss and was fond of protecting his own people?
When he was pushed back by himself, he quietly retreated. This was definitely not his style!
But after secretly sending people to eavesdrop, they indeed found no signs that Sun Shaozong had intervened in the case - instead, it was heard that he was investigating a missing child case together with Qiu Yunfei.
This is consistent with Sun Shaozong's usual style. When he was the governor, he once carried out a surprise campaign to crack down on the vicious incident of human trafficking.
But at this critical juncture, instead of rushing to rescue the person, they are investigating a human trafficking case. Isn't this too much of a waste of time?
What exactly is he up to?
Pacing back and forth in the inner hall, Wang Qian felt more and more that something was wrong. He wished he could rush to the Dali Temple, arrest the smug and reckless man, and question him face to face.
but……
Not to mention that this might be suspected of attacking Shangguan, just considering the fighting power, it was enough for Wang Qian to give up this suicidal impulse.
Knock knock knock~
Just at this moment, there was a knock on the door.
"Didn't I tell you? I don't want to eat now!"
Wang Qian shouted impatiently, but then he heard the man outside carefully report: "Dong Weng, the judge Qiu from Shuntian Prefecture has arrived."
Qiu Yunfei is here? !
Wang Qian was not surprised but happy, thinking that the rough fellow could not help himself after all and asked the young master of his enemy to come forward - as long as he took action, it would be much easier for him to counter his moves.
"quick……"
He almost yelled out the words "please come in", but luckily he changed his words in time: "Go ask him first if he is here for personal reasons or official business. If he is here for personal reasons, I'm sorry that I can't accompany him!"
This arrogant tone swept away the anxiety just now!
The man outside the door who was listening smiled bitterly and wanted to give some advice, but he knew that he, Dong Weng, could not stand any opposing opinions.
So I had no choice but to go to the front yard.
Wang Qian stopped in the inner room, imagining how he could be upright in front of Qiu Yunfei and make a name for himself with the help of this second-generation rich man who relied on his family background. His blood was boiling.
If Qiu Yunfei's rank was not high enough and his actions in recent years could not be considered that of a powerful eunuch, he would have probably shouted a few words, "I will die for my country today."
Of course, after offending these crude warriors and making a name for myself, it would be time for me to retire and go to the south to be a prefect or an associate prefect - by then I would have the Yue family to look after me, and I didn't believe that that rough fellow named Sun would ever come after me!
"My Lord, my Lord!"
Just when I was thinking about it, I heard someone outside hurriedly report: "The master is leading the government judge Qiu Tongpan to the backyard!"
Ha ha!
Just as he expected, this second-generation rich guy came to him on his own initiative, under the pretext of discussing official business!
In this way, he would be almost invincible!
A warrior is a warrior, simple-minded and impatient!
Thinking of this, Wang Qian pushed open the door and walked out briskly. Although he pretended to be welcoming his superior, his brows were full of arrogance.
Not long after, Qiu Yunfei, led by his master, came over in big strides. Because he walked so fast, his belly, which was restrained by the nine-buckle silver belt, couldn't help but tremble up and down.
Good-for-nothing!
Wang Qian became more and more disdainful. He could not help but take a few steps forward, bowed lazily, and asked, "The superior said that there was an official matter to be discussed, but I don't know what it was?"
Seeing him lower his head slightly and look at him provocatively with the sidelong glance, Qiu Yunfei suddenly felt a little angry.
But when he thought about how he had been busy for such a long time, but it was Sun Shaozong who got the clue first, how could he make any more mistakes now?
So he took a deep breath, suppressed his anger, and said in a deep voice: "County Magistrate Wang asked about official business when he met us. He is indeed a loyal official who is dedicated to the public. In this case, please start a self-inspection immediately!"
Self-examination?
What does this mean?
How come the lines are completely different from what I expected?
Wang Qian couldn't help but hesitate and asked, "What exactly does Judge Qiu mean by this?"
"I have received a secret report that some of your county's clerks and runners have taken advantage of their positions to secretly kidnap young beggars, and then used the excuse of a sudden death to cover up their tracks!"
At this point, he stared at Wang Qian with burning eyes, and said word by word: "What's worse, those beggars who were kidnapped privately were killed by their accomplices, with their hearts and lungs dug out!"
As soon as these words were spoken, Wang Qian's face changed.
If there really is such a heartless person among the clerks and runners of the county government, he will inevitably be held jointly responsible. Not to mention being exiled to the south of the Yangtze River, it would be good enough if he is not punished.
First, I was so panic-stricken that I almost couldn't control myself.
But in the blink of an eye, he remembered the information he had found out, and suddenly he "suddenly realized".
It seems that the man surnamed Sun is not in a hurry to save people, but is investigating some human trafficking case. He is waiting for me here!
Needless to say, he definitely wants to use this handle to make a deal with me!
Considering his future, he could do this deal - after all, the butcher was alone and no one would take the initiative to speak up for him, so it was no big deal to try to get a light sentence.
only……
The reckless man had made all kinds of plans, but he did not expect Zhang An to insist that he had killed his uncle Zhang Biao out of drunkenness.
Now that everything has been written down in black and white, can I still force him to confess? !
